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what did the obama campaign do right? >> what did he do right? oh, boy. well, i think first thing they did right was they were able to expose mitt romney for being the flip-flopper that he is, and not so much the president himself but his surrogate. i think especially president clinton did a marvelous job at the convention. his speech was the highlight of the entire thing, andhat he did essentially was just dismantle mitt romney and his logic. i think that was helpful tremendously for his campaign. and also what anna talked about, he energized his face by being political. i don't like it, it's politics as usual, but politics as usual works. he did restore faith in the people that believed he was going to bring change, so i think he did a really, really good job of emphasizing the flip-flopping of mitt romney as well as potential for social change with the dream act sort of initiative as well as those major equality. >> anna, what did the obama campaign did wrong? >> well, you know, look, i think that there is no doubt that the worst moment for the obama c
what did the obama campaign do right? >> what did he do right? oh, boy. well, i think first thing they did right was they were able to expose mitt romney for being the flip-flopper that he is, and not so much the president himself but his surrogate. i think especially president clinton did a marvelous job at the convention. his speech was the highlight of the entire thing, andhat he did essentially was just dismantle mitt romney and his logic. i think that was helpful tremendously for his...
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when you look at the polls righ right now -- we're getting ready for the introduction of barack obama. this is a college graduate, she was someone who suffer eed kidn failure and was able to stay on her parents policy after college. it's very popular for a plan that's not overall popular. you look at the polls here in florida, and they're very close, neck and neck. some polls actually have mitt romney ahead, but overall, it looks like a very tight race. so president obama concentrating some of his effort there, but a lot of it there in the midwestern states, particularly in ohio. >> so the president is not taking florida for granted, even though he won florida four years ago, depending on which poll you're looking at, there's a 3%, 4% margin of error between he and mitt romney. what is the last ditch effort that he can give to floridians now. what is it that he could say to those who they be thinking about going republican or who may be undecided there in florida? >> reporter: and that's really what he's addressing, fredericka, he's sort of saying to people in these closing hours and
when you look at the polls righ right now -- we're getting ready for the introduction of barack obama. this is a college graduate, she was someone who suffer eed kidn failure and was able to stay on her parents policy after college. it's very popular for a plan that's not overall popular. you look at the polls here in florida, and they're very close, neck and neck. some polls actually have mitt romney ahead, but overall, it looks like a very tight race. so president obama concentrating some of...
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you showed hamilton, it went for obama in 2008. so a lot to watch in ohio on election day. >> reporter: it is good to see you. >> great to see you. >> reporter: it is a small business. thank you, tracy townsend, we appreciate it. you know one different state, two different polls and candidates in the lead. and what is going on in one of the most crucial battleground states, i'm talking about florida coming up. imimagaginine e ifif y yod alalwawaysys s seeee l e [m[mususicic]] inin t thehe b besest t lil. eveverery y titimeme o of f. ououtdtdoooorsrs, , oro. trtranansisititiononss® ls auautotomamatiticacalllly y fift ththe e ririghght t amamouountn. soso y youou s seeee e eveg ththe e waway y itit is memeanant t toto b be e ses. mamaybybe e evevenen a lilittttlele b betette. exexpeperirienencece l lifife e, asask k fofor r trtrananss adadapaptitiveve l lene. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> it is the biggest prize of the battleground stat
you showed hamilton, it went for obama in 2008. so a lot to watch in ohio on election day. >> reporter: it is good to see you. >> great to see you. >> reporter: it is a small business. thank you, tracy townsend, we appreciate it. you know one different state, two different polls and candidates in the lead. and what is going on in one of the most crucial battleground states, i'm talking about florida coming up. imimagaginine e ifif y yod alalwawaysys s seeee l e [m[mususicic]]...
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right here in cuyahoga county. if they get a heavy turnout, democrats believe 65% of the votes, say, in cuyahoga, the president should wrap up the sate in his favor. mitt romney and his people looking in the rural areas of ohio. if you see, say, not a big turnout in the cities but a big turnout in the rural areas, then it could turn out to be a very good day for mitt romney. they'll be watching who's voting and what part of the state. brooke? >> martin savage for us in cleveland, hope you got quality time with mrs. savage, mama savage. we appreciate it. thank you. >>> all the talk of election day, want to take you straight to virginia just outside of richmond. mitt romney speaking. quickly before we'ves drop here, let's let you know there's a heckler chanting climate change caused sandy. they were taken out. now with that, here's mitt romney. >> america will come roaring back if we do what we have done from the very beginning of the country which is to unleash the freedom and the freedoms of the american people and
right here in cuyahoga county. if they get a heavy turnout, democrats believe 65% of the votes, say, in cuyahoga, the president should wrap up the sate in his favor. mitt romney and his people looking in the rural areas of ohio. if you see, say, not a big turnout in the cities but a big turnout in the rural areas, then it could turn out to be a very good day for mitt romney. they'll be watching who's voting and what part of the state. brooke? >> martin savage for us in cleveland, hope you...
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president obama right now speaking in mentor, ohio. let's listen in. >> -- how proud i am of erin and her sisters and their whole family. give them a big round of applause. [ applause ] there they are right there! erin was pretty excited about meeting me. she saw justin bieber the other day. so i'm like the second most exciting person she's met. the in the last few days. no. my understanding also is that this man right here just w-- ths band just won the state championship. best band in the house in ohio! in the house! congratulations! and the football team is in its first play-off game tonight. so the cardinals have a lot going on right now. despite all that, the fact you still came out i'm grateful for. so thank you. for the past several days, all of us have been focused on one of the worst hurricanes in our lifetimes. and each day i've been getting on calls with mayors and governors, county officials just trying to make sure that people are getting able to help. i tell them the entire country is behind them. we mourn those who were
president obama right now speaking in mentor, ohio. let's listen in. >> -- how proud i am of erin and her sisters and their whole family. give them a big round of applause. [ applause ] there they are right there! erin was pretty excited about meeting me. she saw justin bieber the other day. so i'm like the second most exciting person she's met. the in the last few days. no. my understanding also is that this man right here just w-- ths band just won the state championship. best band in...
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mitt romney at lunchtime, president obama, there right now. our chief correspondent is there as well. jessica, that city is getting plenty of attention today. at least the two men weren't there at the same time. that would have been a bit awkward. >> yeah, although they would have had an unscripted debate. that would have been unusual and probably good for the public. this state getting so much attention because it is one of those must-win battlegrounds, don. and it tells us so much about the -- the map tells us so much about where they're fighting in these final days. where we are right now is not ju just -- it's sort of a two-for for the president. not just fighting ie way, but across the river. the president fighting hard to hold onto wisconsin as a blue state. he is visiting it three times in the closing days of this campaign. if you count debuke, why when they're not taking anything for granted. and paul ryan, that's his home state. so his edition to the romney ticket has made that reach for the pthd. it's still polling to the president's
mitt romney at lunchtime, president obama, there right now. our chief correspondent is there as well. jessica, that city is getting plenty of attention today. at least the two men weren't there at the same time. that would have been a bit awkward. >> yeah, although they would have had an unscripted debate. that would have been unusual and probably good for the public. this state getting so much attention because it is one of those must-win battlegrounds, don. and it tells us so much about...
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call or click today. >>> all right. back to hilliard, ohio, and president obama. >>> ah, it is good to be back. can everybody give judy a great round of applause for the great introduction? you know, judy is an example of all of the incredible volunteers who have been involved in the campaign each and everyday and knock on doors and making phone calls. i love all of you and i'm grateful to all of you for all of the great work you guys have done. give it up for your former governor, our great friend, ted strictland. ted has a cold and he is backstage, and he wanted to shake my hand, and he is sick, but he is still out campaigning, tirelessly. now, i love you back. i am glad to be here h. now, you know -- i can tell this is a kind of rowdy crowd. all right. all right. [ crowd chanting "four more years" ] thank you. well, listen, you know, for the past few days, all of us have been focused on one of the worst storms in our lifetimes, in our history, and i just got off of the phone with my team, emergency management team, a
call or click today. >>> all right. back to hilliard, ohio, and president obama. >>> ah, it is good to be back. can everybody give judy a great round of applause for the great introduction? you know, judy is an example of all of the incredible volunteers who have been involved in the campaign each and everyday and knock on doors and making phone calls. i love all of you and i'm grateful to all of you for all of the great work you guys have done. give it up for your former...
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i don't think either of them are convincing anybody right now. this could have hurt barack obama. it is not going to hurt him. i don't know it really helps him a lot. >> yeah. it is kind of a wash when you look at the jobs numbers increased, but then the unemployment rate ticked up. john, hang on, before you weigh in, i may have a question for you that you're just about to answer for me, because month to month jobs reports, it is a important milestone by which we can gauge whether the economy is improving. and then, you know, judge the president, what the president is doing. i want you to take a look back to the worst of this recession, guys. this is october of 2009. look at this, the unemployment rate was above 10%. and in this month, 7.9%. you've been traveling to the swing states as i have, what are you hearing, are people feeling better off? today's numbers help any of the candidates? >> well, i tell you, don, we have been on the battleground bus state tour from florida to ohio. people understand the economy is improving. but the real debate is whether it is fast enough and wh
i don't think either of them are convincing anybody right now. this could have hurt barack obama. it is not going to hurt him. i don't know it really helps him a lot. >> yeah. it is kind of a wash when you look at the jobs numbers increased, but then the unemployment rate ticked up. john, hang on, before you weigh in, i may have a question for you that you're just about to answer for me, because month to month jobs reports, it is a important milestone by which we can gauge whether the...
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you're seeing president obama standing right next to what was a number one surrogate for romney. so you know, in the end, has this natural disaster how kind of skewed or changed some of the opinions or sentiments about what romney has been saying about government not working, government being too intrusive? >> nobody's suggesting that governor christy still isn't indorsing and supporting governor romney. clearly, he has and continues to do so. the fact is -- of the matter is we don't want government, we want it to be efficient and positive and working for individuals, not against individuals. so governor romney never said we don't need fema. what he said it was the local and state governmental entities that were the first individuals in in a disaster. that's exactly true. >> let me say this, fredricka. let me say this as a member of the homeland security committee, i thank my good friend from georgia, we worked together, and i must say that president obama has worked in the last four years with republican members of congress. with senators, with house members on a number of diffe
you're seeing president obama standing right next to what was a number one surrogate for romney. so you know, in the end, has this natural disaster how kind of skewed or changed some of the opinions or sentiments about what romney has been saying about government not working, government being too intrusive? >> nobody's suggesting that governor christy still isn't indorsing and supporting governor romney. clearly, he has and continues to do so. the fact is -- of the matter is we don't want...
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so at this point right now, suzanne, the state of the campaign, president obama was supposed to hold a rally this morning in florida. he did not attend. he came back to washington. governor romney is participating in some campaign events as we speak, but this evening he will not be -- will he cancel his events later this evening. there will be no events tomorrow, suzanne, so, yes, eight days before the election, this sandy has thrown a big wrench to the campaign. >> is there any sense from the obama campaign that this really allows the president to do something that mitt romney can't do, which is look presidential to have a real test of his leadership at a time that is critical to the nation? >> well, you know, suzanne, they won't outwardly say that, but, in fact, this is an opportunity for president obama, i think, to be able to step up and show that he is a leader, and i think that's why we saw governor romney take the action and cancel his campaign events as well. governor romney did pretty well in this last presidential debate, which was about foreign policy, but in many ways tha
so at this point right now, suzanne, the state of the campaign, president obama was supposed to hold a rally this morning in florida. he did not attend. he came back to washington. governor romney is participating in some campaign events as we speak, but this evening he will not be -- will he cancel his events later this evening. there will be no events tomorrow, suzanne, so, yes, eight days before the election, this sandy has thrown a big wrench to the campaign. >> is there any sense...
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they voted for obama in 2008. but 2012 is a different story just a month ago president obama led governor romney by double digits. today that margin is razor thin. it really is still right down the lines of is the economy the important tipping point for you one way or the other or is it really the social issue that is are the tipping point one way or the other? >> reporter: for you it was? >> for me it was a little bit of both. >> reporter: registered independent laura is voting for obama. her running mates voted early. how did you vote if you voted already? >> i voted for romney. >> i feel like it's a lot of things in our economy that need to be worked on and i feel like obama has had a lot of great talk but not as much that's been done. >> reporter: with just days left, there are fewer and fewer people. you feel like they're fighting over you? >> little bit more, yeah, yeah i do. >> reporter: the state's nine electoral votes could hang in the balance and so could the election. cnn, lakewood, colorado. >> really
they voted for obama in 2008. but 2012 is a different story just a month ago president obama led governor romney by double digits. today that margin is razor thin. it really is still right down the lines of is the economy the important tipping point for you one way or the other or is it really the social issue that is are the tipping point one way or the other? >> reporter: for you it was? >> for me it was a little bit of both. >> reporter: registered independent laura is...
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as you well know, the election is so close, a handful of votes could decide who wins the white house. according to the brennan
president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the...
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my meineke. >>> all right, president barack obama wrapping up his trip there in new hampshire. he spent quite a bit of time in that state even though it only has four electoral votes. you heard the president just moments ago spell out his many accomplishments from reducing taxes for small business owners and the middle class by $3,000 to helping college kids and the auto industry, and then spelling out some of his vision for the next four years, including ending tax breaks to companies that ship business or jobs overseas. our white house correspondent is there traveling with the president. the president almost has become a res dnlt there in new hampshire given he's been there so many times. why so many times? >> this is the tenth time he's been here just this year, fred, and even though as you say it's only four electoral votes, that's just a testament to the fact that no single electoral vote is taken for granted by either campaign. four electoral votes, but new hampshire could be pivotal as both of these candidates try to get to 270 votes. this is a state where registering fo
my meineke. >>> all right, president barack obama wrapping up his trip there in new hampshire. he spent quite a bit of time in that state even though it only has four electoral votes. you heard the president just moments ago spell out his many accomplishments from reducing taxes for small business owners and the middle class by $3,000 to helping college kids and the auto industry, and then spelling out some of his vision for the next four years, including ending tax breaks to companies...
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what is your greatest concern right now? >> well, my greatest concern is getting some people who are still trapped like in hoboken out of their homes, the water putrid with gasoline and electrical wires and appreciate that we got the national guard there yesterday. and then getting power on, we still have close to 2 million people in the state without power. power makes a big difference in people's lives and working with utility companies to try to accelerate that process and ask the president to help us with the department of energy since they used some of their resources potentially to help us get more power back online. >> are you satisfied so far with the response you've seen and the federal and the state and the local level? >> i am. i mean, you know, look, i lived here my whole life in new jersey. i've never seen anything like this. and so i recognize the magnitude and so far, you know, we have a close cooperation with the governor, the president committed all the resources, signed the highest emergency declaration, un
what is your greatest concern right now? >> well, my greatest concern is getting some people who are still trapped like in hoboken out of their homes, the water putrid with gasoline and electrical wires and appreciate that we got the national guard there yesterday. and then getting power on, we still have close to 2 million people in the state without power. power makes a big difference in people's lives and working with utility companies to try to accelerate that process and ask the...